Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African American blues and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues. Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guit…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Mali
- Born
- October 31st, 1939
- Died
- March 7th, 2006
- Genres
- Labels
- Shanachie